title: Getting the measure of things: the physical biology of stem cells.
abstract: In July 2013, the diverse fields of biology, physics and mathematics converged to discuss 'The Physical Biology of Stem Cells', the subject of the third annual symposium of the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, UK. Two clear themes resonated throughout the meeting: the new insights gained from advances in the acquisition and interpretation of quantitative data; and the importance of 'thinking outside the nucleus' to consider physical influences on cell fate.
authors.affiliation: MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, 5 Little France Drive, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, UK.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lowell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D019070:Cell Lineage; D009024:Morphogenesis; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Physical Biology; Quantitative biology; Stem cells